{"product_id":"9780472026012","title":"Fables of Representation: Essays","description":"From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWinter (Mirror)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRehearsal in Black, Fables of Representation\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful collection of essays on the state of contemporary poetry, free from the stultifying theoretical jargon of recent literary history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With its title essay, \"Fables of Representation,\" one of the most cogent studies ever written of the New York School of poets (a group that includes the influential poet John Ashbery), this book is required reading for anyone who seeks to understand the poetry and culture of the postmodern period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Paul Hoover's wide-ranging subjects include African-American interdisciplinary studies; the position of poetry in the electronic age; the notion of doubleness in the work of Harryette Mullen and others; the lyricism of the New York School poets; and the role of reality in American poetry. Hoover also introduces two provocative essays sure to generate attention and discussion: \"The Postmodern Era: A Final Exam\" and \"The New Millennium: Fifty Statements on Literature and Culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paul Hoover is the editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003ePostmodern American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and author of nine poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eTotem and Shadow: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eViridian\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review, The New Republic,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is Poet-in-Residence at Columbia College, Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081163653360,"sku":"9780472026012","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472026012_p0.jpg?v=1763707968","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472026012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}